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WORLD BANK CARPETS NIGERIA’S ANTI-CORRUPTION WAR, SAYS INSTITUTIONAL CORRUPTION PERSISTS The World Bank and other stakeholders have urged the government to fight institutional corruption as it is the only guarantee to sustainable growth and development. Speaking at a policy conversation on the State of Anti-corruption Policy and Practice in Nigeria jointly organised by Agora Policy and MacArthur, on Tuesday, stakeholders …

FG FLAG-OFF ₦‎12B ROAD CONSTRUCTION AFTER 40 YEARS The Federal Government on Wednesday flagged-off a N12 billion road construction in Eti-Oni, Atakumosa East Local Government Area of Osun after 40 years. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the construction of the 56 Kilometer road, which was to be supervised by the Federal Ministry of Works, was greeted with …

EZEILO LAMENTS DETERIORATING HUMAN RIGHTS IN NIGERIA Professor Joy Ezeilo is a former United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Human Trafficking. She once served as the Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Nigeria, Enugu campus. Ezeilo, the Executive Director, Women Aid Collective, WACOL, in an exclusive interview with our DAILY POST reporter expresses concern about how difficult it has become …

ATIKU, OBI ALLIANCE CAN’T UNSEAT TINUBU, DECLARES APC The ruling All Progressives Congress has warned that no alliance of the opposition leaders, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra Governor Peter Obi, will be potent enough to stop President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. The warning was given by the National Publicity Director of APC, Bala Ibrahim, in …

HOODLUMS TAKEOVER NSUKKA, ABDUCT, KILL RESIDENTS This is not the best of times for the residents of University town in Nsukka and even its environs in Enugu state as hoodlums have literally invaded the town, killing abducting and maiming innocent citizens. For the past one month, residents have been living like rats in the midst of cats due to incessant …

DRAMA AS NEW EDO GOVERNOR STRUGGLES TO PRONOUNCE BUDGET AMOUNT AT STATE ASSEMBLY Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, was captured in a video struggling to pronounce the figure for the state’s 2025 budget. Okpebholo was sworn-in as governor in November after winning the off-cycle election in October. The governor presented an estimated N605 billion budget for the 2025 fiscal …

US ANNOUNCES NEW IMMIGRANT VISA PROCESS JANUARY 2025 The United States Embassy in Nigeria has announced changes to its immigrant visa process, set to take effect on January 1, 2025. In a statement shared on its official X page on Tuesday, the embassy revealed that applicants with scheduled interviews will now be required to visit the Consulate General in Lagos …

ARMY ARRESTS, DETAINS MIYETTI ALLAH PRESIDENT, FAMILY ALLEGES The family of Bello Bodejo, president of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has raised the alarm over the arrest and detention of Badejo by men of the Nigerian Army. In a statement, Suleiman Waziri, Bodejo’s brother, said the Miyetti Allah leader was arrested on Tuesday at his office in Maliya, Nasarawa state by …

PRESIDENT TINUBU SUBMITS SEDC, NWDC NOMINEES TO NASS FOR CONFIRMATION President Bola Tinubu has requested the Senate to screen and confirm the chairpersons and other nominated management and board nominees of the South-east Development Commission (SEDC) and the North-west Development Commission (NWDC). The president’s request was contained in a letter read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, during the plenary …

DEFAMATION: AFE BABALOLA, DELE FAROUNBI SUPPORTERS CLASH IN COURT Supporters of human rights lawyer, Mr Dele Farotimi, and those of legal luminary, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), clashed on Tuesday at the Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. Confusion erupted after the adjournment for ruling on the bail application of Farotimi to December 20, 2024. Babalola had dragged Farotimi to …